Cantínflas

• Talea was awake by 5:30 a.m. with a five-peso piece in her hand. She was thrilled with the Tooth Rat. I came home this afternoon and she still had the five pesos in her fist. Her theory is that TR gave her a peso for every tooth she is missing. If there were a Hair Rat, I´d be rolling in pesos.
• The sky in Durango is almost always blue, and huge. The dryness, the mountains, and the clear light are as much a part of the scenery as a Clint Eastwood movie.
• I caught some Red Wing highlights on cable the other night. I might be able to see the game on Sunday, if the promotions prove accurate.
• You know who is real funny? Mexican comic Cantínaflas. He died a few years ago, but his reruns are on the t.v. all the time. He has an incredible legacy here, and I can see why. He makes Jerry Lewis look like a French B movie star. Rent one of his movies. Cantínflas´, not Jerry Lewis´.
• Some of the cars here come straight out of road warrior. Missing hoods, headlights, bumpers, and even seats are not a rare sight. I saw a Pontiac Catalina the other day that was identical to my first car (a1972 model) - which was considered old in the early eighties. Same green corroded paint, bondo, and rustolium.
• On the other hand, plenty of new and exotic cars are common, too. There are antiques and hot rods stored in the parking garage of our apartment building.

Muy buenas tardes,

Pepinazo